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Loading Driver for printer locks up during install

Asked by Ian

Epson WP-4535 printer.

I have tried both network and direct USB connections; the printer is found and several different software options shown, but whatever I pick, the program locks up during the install (tried leaving it for an hour - just to be certain)

Brand new Ubuntu install, downloaded and set up today by a silver haired Linux virgin.

Running an Asus A88XM-A (AMD) mobo with 8GB of Ram and Ubuntu is installed on its own HDD (new Win7 install on the other)

I havent tried Terminal, because I havent a clue where to find it, or how to use it.

I originally tried to install Pinguy, but it kept failing on installing grub, and also made a mess of partitions on the HDD that I had to manually remove; Ubuntu didnt like this too much and wouldnt create a swap file when installing; although I cant see that being the issue here.

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#1

Is this the driver you are trying to download?

https://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=183405&infoType=Downloads&platform=OSF_O_LINUX

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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Ian (captain-cretin) said : 		#3

No, the ones I get offered are epson-201113w and epson escpr.

I have tried installing the file after manually downloading it as well - through the software centre, and that just hangs as well .

The "Local" printer options only go to WP-1000, so I cancelled that without trying it.

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Ian (captain-cretin) said : 		#4

actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said 36 minutes ago: #2

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

Care to walk me through that?? I cant find how to even get to Terminal, the "Help" page I found shows menus I just dont seem to have.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Copy the command and press CTRL + ALT + T

Paste the command into the terminal and hit ENTER

Copy the output and paste the output as an update on
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/271941

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michael (yellupcm-gmail) said : 		#6

Some information about Terminal.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xUvH2iRizU

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Ian (captain-cretin) said : 		#7

Thanks, however I have managed (somehow), to resolve the problem.

The first attempt failed (dont know why), and then got "stuck", stopping anything and everything from installing; even a reboot didnt clear it

I then played with the advanced settings on reboot, and something I did cleared the stalled install and allowed me to try again, although only the driver I downloaded manually worked - even though it is supposed to be identical to the one the system was offering me.

I have now found Terminal - it is going to take a while to figure all this out !!! I can remember the fun we used to have - asking a newbie to shut down Windows 95 (THERE IS NO OFF OPTION!! - at least - not until you click "Start" first.

Thanks for answering my calls for help.